DE PICKERVANCE & SONS LTD
🌳Matureactive
08403630 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-14
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-131.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 01610Support activities for crop production
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 5.8y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £131,082
Net assets shrinking
Down £148,453 YoY
Cash YoY
+1040%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£123k
↑ 1040% YoY
Net Worth
-£131k
↓ 855% YoY
Current Assets
£525k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £99.1k | £314.2k |
| Current assets | £524.6k | £600.6k |
| Cash | £123.2k | £10.8k |
| Debtors | £94.4k | £159.9k |
| Net assets | £-131.1k | £17.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-06-14🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-05-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-05-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Oxbury Bank PLC
- 2022-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-10-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-10-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
- 2020-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-02-14🏢Company incorporatedAs DE PICKERVANCE & SONS LTD
- 2013-02-14➕PICKERVANCE, Daniel James appointeddirector
- 2013-02-14➕PICKERVANCE, David Eric appointeddirector
- 2013-02-14➕PICKERVANCE, Richard Thomas John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PICKERVANCE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard Thomas John Pickervance Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr David Eric Pickervance Individual · British · DOB 02/1945 · age 81 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Daniel James Pickervance Individual · British · DOB 07/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-02-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Mowbreck Hall Farm Mowbreck Lane
Wesham
Preston
Lancashire
PR4 3HA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
PICKERVANCE, Daniel James→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2013-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PICKERVANCE, David Eric→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2013-02-14
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PICKERVANCE, Richard Thomas John→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2013-02-14
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Oxbury Bank Oxbury Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 17/05/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | Handelsbanken Handelsbanken PLC | A registered charge | — | 06/10/2020 | 14/06/2023 |
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Recent filings (36 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-06-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-21